The folk development colleges programme in Tanzania : a case study of non-formal education for rural development

Abstract

The Folk Development Colleges (FDCs) which were established in 1975 and which began functioning effectively from the beginning of 1976 are conceived as one of the progrommes of meeting the needs and challenges of post-literacy continuing education by providing residential educational opportunities, both general and vocational, for rural development. Among many other non-formal education programmes in Tanzania the FDC programme reflects Tanzania's strong political commitment to the cause of providing adult education and non-formal education aimed at improving, both qualitatively and quantitatively, the social and economic conditions of the vast majority of the people who live in the rural areas.